A youth in Gariaband received Rajat Patidar's re-allotted mobile number. He then started getting calls from Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers. The youth initially thought it was a prank. Patidar contacted the Madhya Pradesh Cyber Cell when he could not access his number. Police recovered the SIM and returned it to Patidar. The cricket fans called the incident unforgettable.
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